Nancy Ramos had been HIV positive for 15 years when I went to photograph her in 2007. The recovered alcoholic is a mother of two; both her children are HIV negative. She lives in Whittier, California with her son, Ray.

Nancy

Nancy
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"In a strange way, I’m grateful for this virus. I wouldn’t be the person I am. I can’t imagine living without it and not having learned that I can do things on my own and be an independent woman."